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He's here, I think.
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He's on wheels.
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That's insane!
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It's like something out of
the Thunderbirds.
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This program me contains some scenes
which some viewers may find upsetting.
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LOUIS CHUCKLES
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How are you, Louis? How you doing?
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I love this.
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Welcome to north Wales!
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I've got a hand here
if you need a hand.
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There you go, look at you.
Like a pro, like a pro.
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Are we ready? Yeah.
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Hold on to your trousers,
here we go!
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On an amphibious vehicle
off the coast of north west Wales,
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I was en route to Bear Grylls'
private island.
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Ancl that's it,
you've arrived on the islands.
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The adventurer and TV presenter
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had invited me to spend time
with him,
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getting to know the man behind
the globe-trotting,
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wilderness-surviving myth.
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Are we standing? No, we're sitting.
OK. I love it!
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Just lie down. This is awesome!
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Yeah, it's so much fun. This is
so good! If this isn't au naturel...
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Welcome to my world.
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So, did you finish Never Give Up?
Of course!
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You're so kind. Oh, yeah, that
reminds me, where are my copies of...?
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I want to have that, cos...
I'm so touched you read it.
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I read the shit out of them,
if you'll pardon my French.
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Down there. "I read the shit..."
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BEAR LAUGHS
I'm so over prepared, it's...
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"I'm so over prepared!" I'm serious.
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BEAR LAUGHS
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Tell me when we're ready.
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GULL CRIES
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GULLS CRY
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So it's a little bit of a climb,
but it's good.
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I was reading you do
half an hour of cardio,
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running around...
What - running around the island?
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Well, I'll show you...|'ll show you
where I go.
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So the run up and down the hill
is deceptively hard,
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because it goes on
quite a long time, but, er...
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I have my pull-up bar down here.
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OK. Be careful. Watch yourself
coming across. Watch your steps.
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Is there a pull-up bar there? Here
you go, there's the pull-up bar.
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Oh, jeez! You actually would do
pull-ups on there?
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Yeah. How do you get down there?
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Well, I sort of scamper
down...scamper down this bit.
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I mean, it's nice
when it's a clay like this,
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it's when it's, er...it's when
it's slippery and wet
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and pouring with rain.
But, yeah, this is a pull-up bar.
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I'll come and help you.
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Oh, jeez! You fall down there
and you're brown bread.
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How often do you get on the pull-up?
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Every clay. Do you? Every clay.
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Yeah. I clone it this morning.
Every day?
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I have the words ringing in my ear of a
Foreign Legion Sergeant who used to go,
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"A man who can't lift his own
body weight is dead weight!"
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Ancl I've always remembered that...
What accent were you just doing?
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Well, he was an American in the
Foreign Legion. "A man who can't..."
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He was an angry American.
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How many do you do? 25, I can do.
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You'd do well in prison.
Yeah. Yeah, thank you.
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That's what they do all day
in prison. Yeah. Yeah. I mean...
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Hopefully it never happens. Yeah.
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OK, let's bring you back
across here, without you...
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without the rock collapsing.
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Bear Grylls is TV's
international survival superstar.
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Take your T-shirt,
and then just pee on it.
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Try to capture as much of
that fluid as you can.
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With a multitude of successful
death-defying formats...
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Arghg
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...where he sometimes takes
celebrities and statesmen
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out into the extreme wild.
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Why wouldn't the bear finish this?
Well, because...
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This looks like a nice-looking piece
of fish.
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And often eats disgusting food.
Eurgh!
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He is a global mega brand,
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with businesses and endorsements
that play off his rugged TV persona.
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Mask the smell of fear.
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Survival's all about
keeping your cool.
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But Bear's also had the odd stumble
and moment of controversy.
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BEAR EXHALES
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At his private island, where
he relaxes for a few weeks a year
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with his wife Shara and three boys,
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I was hoping to reveal all.
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The start of your journey, you had,
um... you'd climbed Everest,
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one of the youngest people ever to
do so,
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you'd been in the SAS reservists,
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and I think you were kind of
gliding into a life of being
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a writer adventurer
who would sometimes give talks.
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You'd written a book or two, right?
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And the TV thing
slightly blindsided you.
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A TV producer approached me
out of the blue and said,
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"What about we do a show where
we drop you in difficult places
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"and you show us how to get out
of there?"
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Ancl I was kind of nervous
of doing that.
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Ancl I think it was
really confidence.
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I kept saying, I'm not a TV
presenter. I'm not...|'m not...
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I'm not so articulate like that.
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Ancl the more I said that,
he kept going,
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"We don't want that.
We just want to follow what you do.
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"We'll drop you in these places."
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Then eventually, Shara goes,
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"Well, why don't you try and give it
a go? It might be fun."
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And, er...we went to the Rockies
and filmed our first-ever show,
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and, you know, it never really felt
like TV.
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We just...gunned it and went.
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You know, climbing cliffs
and jumping into the rapids
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and doing all the fun stuff.
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I mean, I remember there was a lot
of danger in the early clays.
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There were so many narrow escapes.
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You know, bitten by snakes,
caught in rapids,
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parachute failures, avalanches,
you name it.
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In your book, you say there were
21 times, you think,
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maybe in the early days,
when you narrowly escaped death.
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Yeah. And there was...
It would happen...
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It was starting to happen
all too regularly.
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You know, the shows, we got to push the
boundaries and it's got to be bigger and better.
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And, you know, I've got
three young boys, who were...
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The boys were super young
at this stage.
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Ancl it's like, I wasn't...
You know, "Why am I doing this?"
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So I've got my inner voice going,
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"Don't. Be smart.
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"Make your own decision on this.
Make your own calls."
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Ancl then I've got this sort
of winning format of a show.
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And that was a tension.
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I remember first seeing your
programmes. I really loved them.
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They were kind of like low-key...
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I don't know if comedy's
the right word,
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but there's a sort of level of
humour in seeing you suffer
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and doing things that were somewhat
illustrative of survival,
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but were also just enjoyable as TV.
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Ancl a little sort of...a little
kind of gratuitous and crazy.
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Ancl at the time, it was new.
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When I grew up, the only
survival stuff on TV
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was always quite kind of bland.
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The thing is, textbook survival
is quite boring.
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Textbook survival said,
"Don't take any risks,
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"stay put, wait for rescue".
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That is a correct thing to do in
an emergency.
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It's good that we could put
that message out.
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We could put that message out now.
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There you go! Stay put,
don't take risks, wait for rescue.
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But what happens if nobody's coming
to look for you
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and all you've got is a broken knife
and one boot?
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Ancl that was kind of the new style
of shows.
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It's not textbook, but it just might
save your life.
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Ancl drink your pee, or not?
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Certain circumstances maybe.
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What are the scenarios where
drinking your pee is appropriate?
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Well, only if you're really well
hydrated
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and you've got limited resources
of water.
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So if you're super dehydrated
and you're peeing brown pee,
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drinking that is not going to
help you.
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It's all quite tenuous.
It's the same with jellyfish stings.
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You don't pee on jellyfish
stings...?
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Well, there's more and more research that comes out
that says actually, that's not very good advice.
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The one, um...the other one
I want to quickly mention,
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because I read about it
in your book,
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was you're out in somewhere
in the Australian outback
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and you have an Aboriginal guide
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who says that he once heard
someone say in folklore
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that Aboriginal women would kill
snakes by biting their heads off.
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Number one, be very suspicious
of local folklore.
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He hadn't even said he'd done it,
he'd never seen it.
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He'd heard that maybe someone once
did it hundreds of years ago...
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Yeah, but of course...
And you're like, "Good enough...!"
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Yes, but I'm with the crew and
everyone's going, "Be that'd be epic!"
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Ancl like, you get carried away,
and before you know it,
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you've got a snake in your hand
and you're thinking,
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"Hold on, this is suddenly
less fun".
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Suddenly, is this a good idea?
But, um...
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But I remember putting
that snake's head in,
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and then you just hope when you clamp
down, it's not going to open his mouth
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and try and strike at the back
of your throat.
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Anyway, I did it.
Actually, it worked amazingly,
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and snapped the snake's neck
instantly.
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I took it out
and we had it for dinner.
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Whoa! Good-sized one!
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Be very careful doing this
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so you don't get bitten yourself
in the process.
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Ancl the way to do is quickly
in and out, and the neck's broken.
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Bear's fast and loose survival style
won him legions of fans.
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Turning him into a household
name and TV fixture.
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Stop talking
and open your mouth. Oh!
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AUDIENCE LAUGH
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But there were also a few critics
of his treatment of animals.
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I'm going to jump. But before I do, I
want to check the water's deep enough.
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And of his teaching of techniques
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that some fellow survival experts
declared reckless.
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No hesitation, we just go for it.
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In 2007, newspapers reported
that his shows
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had been economical with the truth
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in order to heighten the drama.
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I'm going to show you
how to survive the hard way.
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All I'm taking with me
is a water bottle,
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a cup and a flint for making fire.
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I was curious about his attitude
to all the controversy.
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You talk a little bit about
feeling bruised by criticisms.
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Obviously, there was a high-profile
set of articles alleging fakery.
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It was definitely sort of hurtful
when, you know, there was one summer
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when there was a whole bunch
of negative articles.
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Ancl it was the first time I'd really
been in the newspapers,
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and it was all pretty nasty.
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Ancl I was like, "Oh, I knew
this was a bad idea
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"doing a public kind of job".
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Ancl I was also kind of defensive,
I felt, for the crew.
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My first reaction was, "I want
to take these journalists out
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"and get them to trog round
the jungles and the swamps
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"and the deserts with us
and see it".
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But, you know, it's fine.
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It's going to come with
the territory a little bit.
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They were saying, "Oh, he says
he's going to stay here overnight,
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"but actually, he stays in a hotel".
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Or, "He says these are wild animals,
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"but maybe they're not as wild
as he says".
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I mean, it's like the premise
of the program me really, was,
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"Oh, am I going to get out of here
alive?"
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But you're not going to starve
to death
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because you've got a team
around you. Yeah. And that's...
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And we... You know,
and at the time, what they then did
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was added a disclaimer at the front
going, you know,
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"Survival situations
are presented to Bear",
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you know, "to show you
what you would..."
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So it was sort of even clearer
that this isn't like, you know,
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one man on his own, you know,
unlikely to make it out,
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but let's see if he can, you know.
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This is, we're making
a survival entertainment show.
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Ancl at the time,
it was...it was hard.
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In fact, one of our boys, the
other clay, found some YouTube clip
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and, er...and it's of me going
across some volcano
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and super dangerous, and I'm going,
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"You've got to be super careful
on this".
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Really careful crossing these,
235
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just cos you don't know what's solid
and what's hollow underneath.
236
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And then, somebody's obviously gone back and found
this exact place in the middle of this volcano.
237
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It's a rift, and then it turns out
the rift ends,
238
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and there's just like...you could
just walk across.
239
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Yeah. So our boys were going,
"Look at this one!"
240
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Ancl you can see in the distance,
and cars going along.
241
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I've seen that, it's on TikTok.
242
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Ancl I think my response to the boys
was,
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"They built that road last year".
THEY LAUGH
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And, you know, there are a ton
of things like that.
245
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Some is unfair, some is justifiable.
246
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You know, some I look back and made
mistakes. But do you know what?
247
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You got to just try and keep doing
your job as well as you can,
248
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and where you've made mistakes,
own it, and...
249
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and just, you know...
250
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That's kind of it, I think,
isn't it?
251
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Your taste for the extreme, right,
clearly, there's a part of me
252
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that wants to psychoanalyse that
and figure out,
253
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what is it in him that craves that?
254
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You know, that term
"adrenaline junkie".
255
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I mean, have you ever
stopped to think about
256
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what part of you craves
that sort of a rush?
257
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Yeah. That's a sort of
primal part that,
258
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I kind of...| know I'm OK
in those moments.
259
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Ancl I struggle with so many
other things in life,
260
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but I know that when we're in
that jungle
261
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and the rain's coming down,
it's all going wrong,
262
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you know, I kind of thrive
in those moments.
263
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Ancl there's a little part of me that
kind of keeps pulling me back to those.
264
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Also, that I've learnt over
the years how to deal with fear.
265
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Ancl I know that to keep that edge,
266
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I've got to keep doing
the difficult stuff.
267
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It's not that I kind of want
the adrenaline,
268
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I don't want to decay, you know.
269
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Nothing in nature stands still. It's
either decaying or getting stronger.
270
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Ancl I kind of...
I approach life like that.
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It's why I keep training, it's why I
keep trying to do the difficult things,
272
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to keep that inner muscle kind of
pumping and going strong.
273
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Ancl it's the only real way
I know how to do it, I think.
274
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So this is where we train.
275
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Can I try and do this?
Yeah, go for it.
276
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Oh. I'm holding it the wrong way
round, I think. You're doing great.
277
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Oh, that's not going to happen,
is it?
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BEAR CHUCKLES
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Oh! Hang on!
280
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LOUIS STRAINS
That's a lot.
281
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LOUIS STRAINS
282
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No, that was a joke. I wasn't...
283
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No, that's not going to happen.
284
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Maybe it is. No, maybe it isn't.
285
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BEAR LAUGHS
Maybe it...
286
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Maybe it is. Go on, go on!
No, maybe it isn't.
287
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Never give up! Never give up!
288
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Never give...! OK.
289
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Oh, look at him - man mountain!
Man mountain. There he goes.
290
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Good strength. Shall I drop it?
291
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Yeah, forward. Forward?
Yeah, here we go.
292
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There you go. Well clone.
293
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Oh'. We“ done.
BEAR CHUCKLES
294
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Oh! That was a hell of a workout.
295
00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,575
That's going to take a few days...
Something went.
296
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Something went.
297
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GULLS CRY
298
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I read last night
you're quite a cook.
299
00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,935
I would describe it as enthusiastic.
Yeah.
300
00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,015
But I love cooking, like,
301
00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,295
massive, you know, things
of steak and liver.
302
00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:35,215
And, er...with honey
and a whole bunch of eggs.
303
00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,255
You can't be having that
every night.
304
00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,615
Steak every night, yeah.
Really? Twice a clay, yeah.
305
00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,695
But I don't have a lot of
vegetables, a lot of fruit. What?!
306
00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:47,015
Vegetables... Veggies?! Well,
listen, I always think if you're in nature,
307
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if you're a broccoli growing
in the ground,
308
00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,015
how do you defend yourself?
309
00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,855
You haven't got claws... Right.
310
00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,775
You know? You have all these things
that don't want you to eat it.
311
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Defence chemicals.
312
00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,935
I think you may have just made
your statement
313
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that's going to get you cancel led,
Bean
314
00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,935
Bear in mind, I was also vegan
for a long time. Were you?
315
00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,895
I wrote a book on how I thought
it was great,
316
00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,815
but my health really tanked. Did it?
317
00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:15,175
And, um...and I certainly
couldn't do 25 pull-ups. Huh!
318
00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,935
Most orthodox nutritionists
would advocate
319
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eating five vegetables a day.
320
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I listen to that and I question it.
321
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LOUIS LAUGHS
322
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One word... Hmm.
323
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...lentils.
324
00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,055
Terrible. Terrible for you.
325
00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,895
I used to have... I used to
break wind all the time.
326
00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,655
I haven't broken wind in years now.
Yeah.
327
00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,255
You say that like breaking wind's
a bad thing.
328
00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,455
I don't think breaking wind
is a great thing, no.
329
00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,815
I think it's a sign
your gut's not very happy. Really?
330
00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:50,655
If you're farting all clay, I don't
think that's a happy place for your gut.
331
00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,095
This is the office. NPU. Here we go.
332
00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,015
NPU, right. Sit here.
333
00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,735
About the only place on the island
that has cell reception...
334
00:15:57,760 --> 00:15:59,575
ls here? Yeah. And I have...
335
00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,535
Ancl then the clogs can sit with me.
336
00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,095
So, do you...? What do you...?
337
00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,055
You make a couple of calls
and be, like...?
338
00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,575
Yeah, I do my calls, do my emails,
do my stuff.
339
00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,455
I've written a ton of books in here.
Really?
340
00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,895
Yeah. I mean, it's like, you know,
what is an office?
341
00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,855
An office is in here and in here,
really, isn't it, nowadays?
342
00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,375
I suppose. So, yeah. And, um...
343
00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,495
I suppose. That to remind me
to keep going and then, this...
344
00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,215
What does that say?
My Soul He Does Restore Again.
345
00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:31,175
Which for me, sums up what the
island is - a real restoring place.
346
00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,255
Is it a biblical quote?
347
00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,295
I think so.
Isn't it somewhere in there?
348
00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,575
Probably. I think so.
349
00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,175
Yeah. Bear in mind, this gets
a lot of use,
350
00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,175
cos it's normally like...rain, wind.
Yeah?
351
00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:48,335
Um... And, er...yeah,
you know where to find me.
352
00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,535
Book an appointment.
BEAR CH UCKLES
353
00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,335
And that's it - there's not a mansion
on the other side of the island,
354
00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,535
that's the dwelling, is it, Bear?
355
00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,055
That's your dwelling?
What are you saying?
356
00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,135
I'm saying it's quite...
Not small, but
357
00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,855
it's winningly down-to-earth.
Get out of that, Louis.
358
00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,615
It's winningly down-to-earth.
What - with the broom?
359
00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,375
Mm-hm. Yeah. And the hot tub.
And the hot tub.
360
00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,095
Yeah, the 200-quid
inflatable hot tub, winner!
361
00:17:11,120 --> 00:17:12,735
Jesus! Weren't we in some kind
of...?
362
00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:14,295
Chickens. Chickens...
363
00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,775
We're having a humility contest.
That's a paradox.
364
00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,055
Yeah, ex...!
BEAR LAUGHS
365
00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,095
ls there another level below?
366
00:17:22,120 --> 00:17:23,775
No.
367
00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:25,375
That's it?
368
00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,255
What are you saying? I'm saying,
that's it, that's the house.
369
00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,935
What...what does it sound like
I'm saying?
370
00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:34,495
My favourite line is going to be...
The whole thing is going to be like,
371
00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,055
"ls there a hidden mansion
somewhere?"
372
00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,295
Actually, what happens,
once you leave, the whole...
373
00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,735
it all opens out... Thunderbirds.
Remember that?
374
00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,495
Do you want to come and say hello,
Shara?
375
00:17:46,360 --> 00:17:48,175
MY 'five?
376
00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,215
Louis... Hi, Shara. ..Shara.
377
00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:53,655
Hi, Louis, hi.
378
00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,615
I'm sorry for invading your island.
379
00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,975
That's OK, that's OK. This is the
most glamorous part of the island...
380
00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:00,895
Louis. Nice to neet you. Hi.
381
00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,055
I'm reading Bear's
two autobiographies,
382
00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,535
and many of the things
that I think you as a family, er...
383
00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:10,095
grapple with or deal with, or they're
just part of your lives, are very familiar.
384
00:18:10,120 --> 00:18:12,615
Like which bit? Well, so many
things, but a big part of it is
385
00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:14,135
me going away a lot.
386
00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,015
So that...that sort of tension,
387
00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,855
which exists in a lot
of relationships.
388
00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,055
When he used to come and go a lot
when they were younger was quite tricky,
389
00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:24,655
but if he goes away for, like, a few
weeks at a time, it's sort of easier.
390
00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,055
It's the coming and going
which was the hard one.
391
00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:28,975
Ancl I think it's always
harder coming back,
392
00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,215
you know, because you, as...as
393
00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,655
the person who's left behind with the
children, you get into your routine, don't you?
394
00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,735
Ancl then, they come back and they
just mess the whole thing up. Yeah.
395
00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,055
I think it's doable.
I think over six months, I think,
396
00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,015
is really tough,
when you hear of people...
397
00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,335
You know, I always think, when people go,
"Oh, poor you, Shara, he's away so much!"
398
00:18:45,360 --> 00:18:47,655
I go, "He's not in the army,
he's not, you know,
399
00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,375
"he's not going on tour
to Afghanistan and those..."
400
00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,855
You know? It's his choice,
it's our choice.
401
00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,975
Ancl he's not going away for months
and months on end, so it's OK.
402
00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,815
How did you meet, the two of you?
403
00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:02,055
We were staying with a friend
in Scotland, a whole group of us,
404
00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,215
and he was one of the people there.
405
00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,135
Ten boys, ten girls. And he was
about to go off to Everest.
406
00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,215
Well, it was a terrible time
to fall in love.
407
00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,415
You know, right before going away
for three months.
408
00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:14,815
But then I remember, yeah,
you lived in the next street
409
00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:16,855
and we raced each other back
from Scotland.
410
00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,455
It was about sort of
411
00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,175
Got home, had a bath, got into
my pyjamas and everything,
412
00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,775
and then he turned up at the door
that evening and he said,
413
00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,415
"Can I take you out for dinner?"
I went,
414
00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,215
"Oh, gosh, you're so sweet,
but I'm not...
415
00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,095
"Just give me a minute.
I'm not dressed."
416
00:19:29,120 --> 00:19:31,255
Ancl he went, "No, no, no.
just put a coat over you!"
417
00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,935
Ancl then got to the restaurant,
and then they took my coat off,
418
00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:36,775
and I remember I was wearing
white pyjamas
419
00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,495
and I was a bit
sort of self-conscious.
420
00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:39,895
I Went, "Oh, OK. Um..."
421
00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,255
I thought, "She's a keeper!"
422
00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,255
She's gone out for a first date
in her pyjamas.
423
00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,935
You know, you can't hide
true beauty.
424
00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:48,775
That was a great moment.
425
00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,255
What did you see in Bear
that you liked?
426
00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:52,895
Um...
427
00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,135
he...he just had a really great
sense of fun.
428
00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,775
He was quite mysterious, which
I thought was quite attractive.
429
00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,655
He was quite evasive.
When I asked questions,
430
00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,535
he sort of wouldn't really
answer me properly,
431
00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,215
which I found quite intriguing.
432
00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,095
You know, life wasn't going to
be boring, so there was always
433
00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:09,975
going to be something to do
and something to be, you know,
434
00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,295
to have fun and... Positive,
can-do... Yeah, completely.
435
00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:16,015
I mean, slightly tunnel vision,
which can be quite exhausting,
436
00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:19,295
but... Yeah, just never going to
live in a normal place,
437
00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:23,095
you know, just always going to do...
Everything's slightly different.
438
00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,135
WOW!
439
00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:35,775
Nice!
440
00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:40,175
In Devon, Bear Grylls' annual
Gone Wild Festival was under way...
441
00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,975
CROWD URGES HIM ON
442
00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,255
Go on, lad! Go on!
443
00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,895
THEY CHEER
444
00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:51,535
...a weekend of family friendly
activities, music
445
00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,935
and heavy weaponry.
446
00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,575
Oh, wow! You got a little sight
and everything.
447
00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,615
Got a range of about 800 metres.
448
00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:04,055
Squeeze, squeeze! Good lad.
Can I go? Yeah, lay down.
449
00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,735
Are you doing the documentary
for Bear Grylls?
450
00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,255
Yes, I am, yeah.
When is he coming?
451
00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,255
Bear Grylls? Yeah. Er...
452
00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,135
I think in an hour or so. Why?
453
00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:20,375
I really want to meet him.
I love... I love him.
454
00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,895
My motto is, "Never give up,"
just like his.
455
00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,415
Is it? Yeah. High five!
456
00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:26,615
Whoa!
LAUGHTER
457
00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:30,015
That was loud! Nice!
458
00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:33,335
The highlight of the weekend was
an appearance from the man himself
459
00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:35,375
to spread a little stardust.
460
00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,895
Thanks so much. Take care.
Have fun, guys.
461
00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,455
How you doing? Nice to see you.
462
00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:46,175
For me, it was a chance to see Bear
in his public-facing role...
463
00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,335
OK, we're going this way.
464
00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:51,615
...amidst a crush of adoring fans.
465
00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,095
Sign your T-shirt, buddy.
466
00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:54,135
Right...
467
00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:58,975
Thanks so much, everyone!
468
00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,015
CHATTER
469
00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:02,535
I've got to stay with Bear.
470
00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,855
Right, guys, we're coming through!
Will you do my T-shirt?
471
00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:07,535
I came here from India.
472
00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,055
Oh, really? He's come all the way
from India.
473
00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,095
No way! To be at the festival?
Yeah. Are you serious?
474
00:22:13,120 --> 00:22:15,375
Let's do a photo with him.
475
00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,615
Why am I in it? I'm...
HE LAUGHS
476
00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:19,775
HUBBUB
477
00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,215
For the festival finale, Bear
would be appearing on the main stage
478
00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,815
to deliver an inspirational message.
479
00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,335
This is it. This is it.
Big moment.
480
00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,975
Can I give you that one? Yeah.
Don't lose those.
481
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,535
Would you like any water? Oh,
I'd love so, yeah. Would you mind?
482
00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:49,175
Louis, would you like
a glass of water?
483
00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,135
No, no, I'm fine.
Thank you. Thank you.
484
00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:52,855
Do you...?
485
00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,935
Are you one of these people
who likes going on stage
486
00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,895
in front of people? Erm...
487
00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,375
It's a love/hate thing.
What about you?
488
00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,295
Hate it. No, you don't.
489
00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:04,575
I promise you, I really struggle
with it.
490
00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:05,975
Which part of it?
491
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,975
Just the...
492
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,055
Even at this sort of thing,
I struggle.
493
00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,495
I sometimes wish I was an ant
and could just watch it all,
494
00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,375
just watch it all, cos I love...
495
00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,735
This, for me, is heaven -
loads of families, kids -
496
00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,575
but I struggle with all the...
I struggle with the eyes,
497
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,175
you know, kind of everyone
looking... On you? Really struggle.
498
00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,015
Ancl that's actually got worse
over the years.
499
00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:27,135
Why? I don't know.
500
00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,815
I think in the early clays,
it was like, "Gosh!"
501
00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,655
Now I don't...
CROWD: We want Bear...!
502
00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:37,855
Anyway, slightly ironic,
slightly ironic conversation!
503
00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:42,455
We want Bear! We want Bear!
We want Bear...
504
00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,255
What's the fear?
What do you worry about?
505
00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:45,895
I don't know. I feel... I feel...
506
00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:49,415
If I'm honest, I feel
I'm not as good sometimes,
507
00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,255
not as brave or strong or great...
508
00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,295
Well, you've created a brand.
You're a superhero.
509
00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,935
And that's what kids want to
believe. I'm just being honest.
510
00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,935
That's what...
But kids don't want to hear that.
511
00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,815
You know, this for me takes
more courage than any, you know...
512
00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,735
Go.
CHEERING
513
00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:13,775
Thank you, guys. Wow!
514
00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:18,015
What a... What an amazing,
amazing and beautiful sight.
515
00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:22,415
Honestly, for me,
it's a privilege to be among you.
516
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,855
CHEERING
517
00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:29,655
So, Bear, we've got
loads of families here
518
00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,375
and kids that look up to you hugely.
519
00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,215
What's your message for them
as potential adventurers
520
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:35,895
of the next generation?
521
00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,495
LAUGHS: Oh, I...
522
00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:39,975
What, a message for young people?
523
00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:44,815
Gosh, I would say,
first of all, life's scary.
524
00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,895
You need to be... You're going to
need to be brave at times.
525
00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,695
Courage is quiet. Courage is facing
the difficult stuff.
526
00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:53,015
But number one is courage.
527
00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,895
You got to... You've got to find it.
It's in here.
528
00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:57,815
Number two, kindness.
529
00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,095
It's no good reaching
the top of your mountains,
530
00:25:00,120 --> 00:25:03,695
becoming the boss,
becoming whatever your goals are
531
00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:07,135
if you're not kind to people.
532
00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,815
Ancl then finally have that
"Never give up" spirit.
533
00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:11,535
You know? It conquers everything.
534
00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,135
When you're in those difficult
times, going through the storms,
535
00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,015
you've got to keep going.
Have that "Never give up" spirit.
536
00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,815
So, courage, kindness,
never give up.
537
00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,055
CHEERING
538
00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,815
I was struck by Bear's sense
of his own shortcomings,
539
00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:33,055
a man of adventure who grappled with
the gap between his view of himself
540
00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,255
and how he was seen by his admirers.
541
00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,535
Thanks, guys! We'll see you
at the music later as well.
542
00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,495
I'll be around. Take care!
CHEERING
543
00:25:47,360 --> 00:25:50,775
Bear's taste for the wilderness
was something he learned as a child
544
00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:55,335
on expeditions with his dad,
a Royal Marine and Conservative MP.
545
00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:01,775
Mum was a secretary and later
a homemaker in a family
546
00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,175
that was traditional upper crust.
547
00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,135
After Eton, he dropped out
of university,
548
00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:13,975
deciding he'd rather qualify
as a civilian for the SAS.
549
00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:18,255
Then, aged 23, came the successful
Everest ascent.
550
00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,975
We're already in what they call
the death zone,
551
00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,575
which doesn't inspire
a lot of confidence!
552
00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,855
Pray for a safe, yeah, up and down,
and then home
553
00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:28,615
and then families and stuff.
554
00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:36,055
Behind it all was a formative
early experience.
555
00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,415
You were sent away to
boarding school aged eight.
556
00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,575
It must have been very difficult.
557
00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:43,815
For me, it wasn't a choice
558
00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,335
and it was much more a culture
of, like, "You left."
559
00:26:46,360 --> 00:26:49,015
You don't go home for, you know,
however long.
560
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,575
"We'll see you, we'll see you
in four weeks' time..."
561
00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,895
Because that's just what people
did who were of that class?
562
00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,135
I don't know. I wasn't involved
in the decision.
563
00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,615
For me, it was like, "You're going
to boarding school."
564
00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:04,055
Ancl I really struggled with it.
I struggled being away from home.
565
00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,815
Do you remember that moment? Do you
remember the day... Yeah, I do.
566
00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,615
I remember really well
being dropped off,
567
00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,855
and I remember seeing my mum and clad
bawling their eyes out driving away.
568
00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:13,695
Ancl I remember thinking...
569
00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:17,375
I couldn't figure out what part of
nature thinks this is a good idea.
570
00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,055
You know, I'm crying,
they're crying.
571
00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,295
You know, I'm not seeing you
for a long time.
572
00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,375
It's so young, isn't it?
I have a seven-year-old.
573
00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:28,655
I just can't imagine... Yeah.
..sending him off. Yeah.
574
00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:30,895
It was definitely a tricky time
for me
575
00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,495
and I don't think I dealt with it
particularly well.
576
00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,455
I think you sort of develop
survival sort of mechanisms
577
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:40,135
to deal with the upset
and deal with the fear.
578
00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:41,855
Ancl there were definitely
sort of bullies
579
00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:43,295
at some of the schools I went to.
580
00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,015
Ancl you know, again,
I don't want to over egg...
581
00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,775
It wasn't terrible,
but it had definite moments.
582
00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:54,495
Ancl I think. looking back,
I was too young to be able
583
00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,575
to deal with that sort of fear.
584
00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,975
Ancl actually, ironically,
I remember eventually...
585
00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,775
At the end of SAS selection,
586
00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:03,615
you go through this resistance
to interrogation phase.
587
00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,695
You know, you're there naked,
curled up in a blanket, shivering,
588
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,535
and at the end of it,
when it's finally finished,
589
00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,735
they put you with a psychiatrist
and you have a chat,
590
00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:14,735
and he goes, "It's all over. How
was it and what are you feeling?"
591
00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,615
Ancl I said, "It's weird
because I haven't felt
592
00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:20,455
"that sort of feeling of raw fear
and vulnerability
593
00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:23,495
"since I went to prep school,
age whatever."
594
00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:26,655
Ancl I thought he would sort of laugh
or whatever, and he goes,
595
00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,615
"Oh, I can't tell you how many times
I've heard that from people
596
00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:30,975
"going through this process."
597
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,775
When you say... You said
you don't think you dealt with it
598
00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:35,375
particularly well. What do you mean?
599
00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:39,695
Well, I think you internalise a lot
of your way of dealing with fear,
600
00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:43,575
and it's why I became quite shy,
especially in those years.
601
00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:47,975
I definitely went into myself
a lot more and was hiding away.
602
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:49,775
Ancl you'd see people being bullied
603
00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:53,215
or, you know, if ever the eyes
came onto me, it'd be like,
604
00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,255
"Oh!" You know, "Hide, go, escape!"
605
00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,415
Ancl I think those are
survival mechanisms
606
00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,775
that you shouldn't have to be
learning aged eight or ten.
607
00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,695
Ancl I think it's why it took me
a long time
608
00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:08,215
to develop the confidence
at not always hiding away.
609
00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:09,935
Did you ever talk to your parents
about it?
610
00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:11,975
About, like, "Why did you
do that?" Or just...
611
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,175
Yeah, I think a little bit.
612
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:17,535
I mean, my clad then died, you know,
when I was pretty young after school
613
00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,775
and I never really got the chance
to ask him that.
614
00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,135
But, you know, the thing is,
he was the most lovely clad -
615
00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:26,615
cosy, kind, loving -
and same with my mum.
616
00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:28,815
Ancl I think it was... You know,
I've got to understand
617
00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,175
that was hard for them as well.
618
00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:35,215
Ancl I think genuinely, there's
a whole generation of our age
619
00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,535
and older and before
that just thought that was...
620
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:40,855
...that was how you made a man.
621
00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:44,655
I have the sense that you're
very close to both your parents,
622
00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,015
you had adventures with your dad,
623
00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:50,455
but also that your mum occasionally
resented you going off
624
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,895
with your dad. Is that what it was?
625
00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:57,535
When you're young, it's so hard
to know what's going on always.
626
00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,375
My mum's... You know, she's amazing.
627
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,735
She's a true...
She's a character. Yeah.
628
00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,375
Ancl I think as she gets older,
629
00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,615
I'm sort of gentler with
her eccentricities
630
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,375
that growing up were
sometimes harder.
631
00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:13,615
It sounds like at times
it was really difficult.
632
00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,175
Yeah, she's quite unusual, my mum.
She's a strong flavour.
633
00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:20,575
Ancl she had some,
definitely some, you know,
634
00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,375
mental health issues going on.
635
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:26,255
But I think Dad shielded us a little
bit maybe from that. Shielded you.
636
00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:30,175
I think he definitely shielded my
sister and me a bit from, you know,
637
00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:33,495
some of my mum's more unusual
sort of episodes.
638
00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:37,335
There were quite a few
eccentricities
639
00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:40,415
and most of them
super harmless and wonderful.
640
00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:42,135
I'm nervous of saying too much
about that,
641
00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,255
because I think also
as my mum's got older,
642
00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,495
she's softened so much.
643
00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:49,055
She's been an amazing mother.
644
00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:50,735
You know, she really has.
645
00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:55,255
Did she take you to see self...
American motivational speakers?
646
00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,015
Well, those I'm always
grateful for.
647
00:30:57,040 --> 00:30:58,735
Who was it? Those times
weren't her eccentricity.
648
00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:00,855
Yeah. Yeah, I mean,
she would take us...
649
00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:03,055
That was part of her brilliance
and her genius
650
00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:09,535
is at age 15, 16, she'd take us
to motivational conventions.
651
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:11,255
"You can do it.
You've got it inside."
652
00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,375
Who would it be? Tony Robbins?
Yeah. Yeah, I did.
653
00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,615
So we've really got Tony Robbins
to thank for Bear Grylls?
654
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:18,055
But we went to a whole bunch of them
and they were...
655
00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,415
I was always like this.
Any other ones? You know.
656
00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:21,495
Zig Ziglar. Zig Ziglar.
657
00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,815
Zig Ziglar, who was... I look
back on now, who was a legend.
658
00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:26,455
He was, like, a business guru,
was he?
659
00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:27,775
He was all about,
660
00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:31,255
"Whatever the mind of man
can conceive and believe,
661
00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,775
"it can achieve," or something
like that, you know. Right.
662
00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:36,775
Ancl I was like, wow, you know,
and it was... Was he also...
663
00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,615
IMITATING ZIG ZIGLAR: "Beware of
stinking thinking."
664
00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:39,975
Stinking thinking.
Yeah, exactly.
665
00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,815
Ancl I always say that still
to this clay to my family, you know.
666
00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:44,735
It's like I don't call it
an alarm clock,
667
00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:46,575
I call it an opportunity clock,
668
00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:48,455
you know, and it's a family joke.
669
00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,655
But I don't want to be
woken up alarmed.
670
00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,135
Right. You know,
I want an opportunity.
671
00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,655
I'm always... You know, and a lot
of those old phrases
672
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,295
that I have for me go
back to those clays.
673
00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:01,295
But my education was all about
learn the verbs, learn Latin,
674
00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:03,615
do your maths, learn,
and I wasn't very good at that.
675
00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:07,935
Ancl suddenly at 15 to be told
that the real life skills
676
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:12,055
are about building great teams,
pick the path less trodden,
677
00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,615
never give up,
be kind along the way,
678
00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:15,815
face your fears,
679
00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,015
it was like,
that I can get an A in,
680
00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:21,015
because I can, you know,
go for this. Yeah.
681
00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:25,335
Ancl so I really have my mum to thank
for those sort of times.
682
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,575
You know, she's dealt with the fact
that she's had to be on her own
683
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:32,695
for the last 20 years without,
you know, my clad as well and...
684
00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,695
How did your dad die?
685
00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:36,455
Out of the blue one clay.
686
00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:38,935
You know,
he had a pacemaker fitted,
687
00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,255
because they needed
to fit a pacemaker,
688
00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,415
and I remember going down
for the operation
689
00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,335
and I saw him come round
and I said,
690
00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,535
"It's all great, Dad,
and well clone you," you know.
691
00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:49,455
"Smashed it.
It's going to be great."
692
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:54,055
He was discharged and
he woke up the next morning,
693
00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:58,255
sat up in bed and my mum was there
just bringing in something to eat
694
00:32:58,280 --> 00:32:59,495
and he just went...
695
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:04,535
Done, done, and
never, nevenmever woke up.
696
00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,415
I look back and there's so many
things I wish I'd said to him
697
00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:10,615
of, like, what a wonderful clad
he'd been for so many years.
698
00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:18,095
And, you know, I wish I had said
thank you more.
699
00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:19,295
Erm...
700
00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:24,055
You know, but I do believe,
you know,
701
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,895
I believe I feel his presence
still to this clay.
702
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:33,495
You seem to speak more openly
now about faith.
703
00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:38,655
I'm less nervous
to be able to tell the truth,
704
00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:42,415
you know, of what...of things that
have helped me in my life.
705
00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:43,895
Ancl I'm not particularly churchy,
706
00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:45,815
I'm not very religious like that,
707
00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:51,015
but my Christian
faith is...it's in here and...
708
00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:54,735
Do you literally start the day
on your knees... I do, I do.
709
00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:56,935
...next to the bed with a prayer?
I try to, yeah.
710
00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,415
I find it starts the clay
711
00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:01,575
reminding me of my place
in the world
712
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:04,815
and say thank you and say sorry
for things I've messed up
713
00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:08,495
and ask for a bit of strength
for the clay ahead, job clone,
714
00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,895
and then stand up
and do my exercises.
715
00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:13,415
Ancl those are two anchors
in my life.
716
00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,415
INDISTINCT CHATTER
717
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,655
THEY SCREAM
718
00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:30,895
In South London,
719
00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,655
Bear was making a flying visit
to a local scout troop.
720
00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:38,255
Bear is the chief scout
for the whole of the UK,
721
00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:39,815
a role he's very proud of.
722
00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,055
They're going to be so excited.
What's the routine?
723
00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:45,815
You go in there
and razzle-dazzle them?
724
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:48,055
Well, I'm not sure
there's much razzle-dazzle!
725
00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:50,015
Hi, guys. Hi.
726
00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,295
Have you ever clone
crate stacking, Louis? No.
727
00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,175
Oh, jeez.
It's already quite wobbly.
728
00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,895
OK, Louis, you need to focus
on the crates, not the rope.
729
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:06,375
Oh, God. Oh, God.
God help me.
730
00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:07,455
What's happening?
731
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:09,895
Louis, just think, you could be,
like, in America
732
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:14,615
with some crazy Ku Klux Klan people
having a great time. Yeah.
733
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,295
Yeah, I know.
734
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:17,495
I'd be more relaxed.
735
00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:20,815
Go on, Louis. Go on.
Come on, Louis. Come on!
736
00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:22,095
Come on, last one.
737
00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,695
CHEERING
Oh, oh!
738
00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:30,695
APPLAUSE
739
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:32,655
After proving my scout metal,
740
00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:36,095
I got a chance to see Bear
among his young proteges.
741
00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:37,775
I think you all know who Bear is.
742
00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,375
How many of you have seen him on TV?
743
00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:43,735
Yeah. I used to watch him
religiously. Yeah. All the time.
744
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,455
So sweet.
745
00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:48,215
I think you ate a placenta one time
with a celebrity.
746
00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:50,815
I saw that on YouTube.
I saw it on YouTube.
747
00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:52,055
Let's just get this right,
748
00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,175
I didn't eat a celebrity's placenta.
749
00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:55,975
LAUGHTER
750
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:57,815
And how did it taste, the placenta?
751
00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:00,135
Once you'd cooked it, it was
probably all right, wasn't it?
752
00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:01,695
Do you know, it's all a blur.
753
00:36:01,720 --> 00:36:04,135
A sort of blur of bad, sort of,
you know...
754
00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,815
I've learned basically
if you try and cook anything
755
00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:08,815
and burn it
over a fire long enough,
756
00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,095
it will taste basically like a badly
cooked scout sausage.
757
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:15,615
I remember you slept
in a camel.
758
00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:17,855
Well, that was an interesting one.
759
00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:19,855
I remember sleeping there
and the head of the camel
760
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:21,335
was, like, here.
761
00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:25,335
Ancl because I was on quite strong
antimalarial drugs at the time,
762
00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:28,135
one of the side effects is it gives
you pretty wacky dreams.
763
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,615
Ancl I remember waking in the night
thinking the camel's come alive
764
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:33,215
and the whiskers were, like,
sort of brushing my cheek
765
00:36:33,240 --> 00:36:36,455
and I was hallucinating
all sorts of weird thing.
766
00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:38,655
But it worked and
we survived the night, so, yeah.
767
00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:40,095
Live to fight another clay.
768
00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:41,855
SHOUTING
769
00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:43,855
One more shift, Frankie.
Let's go.
770
00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:45,935
Knees. Kick away. Let's go.
771
00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:48,535
Across town, Bear was making
a second stop-off
772
00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:51,855
in his role as an honorary colonel
in the Royal Marines.
773
00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,255
Are you getting through it?
Yeah. Yeah, it's going well, sir.
774
00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:56,215
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, well clone.
Yeah. Oh, good job.
775
00:36:56,240 --> 00:36:57,495
Well, stick with it.
776
00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:59,895
Bear's love of the military
is well-known.
777
00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:02,615
MAN SHOUTS COMMANDS
778
00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,775
There you go.
Welcome to the Royal Marines, Louis.
779
00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:10,135
You don't need to be here.
780
00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,615
Do you? I mean, in terms of...
you've got a busy schedule.
781
00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:15,935
Why is it important to you to be
here? Well, I-I love it.
782
00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,535
It's the same with the Scouts,
783
00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:20,855
it's that sense of amazing,
incredible, unsung heroes who give
784
00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:22,335
so much, who are so dedicated.
785
00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:27,015
I mean, there are a few families
in the world that really
786
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:28,295
have my heart,
787
00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,855
and the Royal Marines,
I think, is truly unique.
788
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,935
Every clay, every session I spend
with them, you know, and it's only
789
00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,735
every now and again, it's, you know,
once a month maybe.
790
00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:40,215
But it's a real, genuine privilege
and something I love
791
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:42,095
and I never take for granted.
792
00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:49,895
Amidst the discipline and tradition
I reflected
793
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:53,455
on the old-fashioned virtues Bear
seemed to embody,
794
00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:57,255
and how they sat alongside Bear's
more human qualities.
795
00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:00,175
The question I was going to ask,
what's the key
796
00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:02,775
to understanding Bear? That would
have been an embarrassing...
797
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:05,455
Here we go. He's off. He doesn't
like hearing himself talked about.
798
00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:06,735
Have you noticed?
799
00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:11,455
QUITE CHUCKLING
He's gone.
800
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,375
Did I embarrass him?
801
00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,615
No, he's just, he's, you know,
he's not making it up -
802
00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:21,095
he is humble and he doesn't like the
spotlight, you know?
803
00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:22,855
Come and have a quick look at this.
804
00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:24,935
It's a good way to finish
your visit here.
805
00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,495
Here we go.
806
00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:30,215
So that's the Commando spirit -
courage, determination
807
00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:33,015
and the unselfishness. So,
simple old values.
808
00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:34,575
But you know what? Yeah.
809
00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:38,975
Young guys come from regular
backgrounds, diverse backgrounds
810
00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,735
all over the world, and they come
and they get unified
811
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:43,855
by this kind of sense of Commando
spirit.
812
00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:54,255
One place I'd love to show you
is the cliffs at the other end.
813
00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:55,535
I would love it.
814
00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:57,255
OK, we're going this way.
815
00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:59,255
Why are we going this way?
Because it's fun.
816
00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:01,015
It's just... We NEVER go this way.
817
00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:02,855
OK. Watch yourself.
818
00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:08,775
Isn't that lovely?
819
00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:10,455
Is this safe for me to do this?
820
00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:11,935
Yeah.
821
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:14,935
Wow.
822
00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:18,015
Yeah, that's something else.
823
00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:20,415
So, could you just go down and...
if you were to just have,
824
00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:23,095
like a beach day on the island,
would you do it down there?
825
00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,055
I'd go off from the jetty.
826
00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:26,655
Very nice.
827
00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:29,295
OK. OK. We're going this way.
828
00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:32,975
So this is our cliff jump
on the island, Louis.
829
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,815
Would you jump that?
Yeah, I have jumped.
830
00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:37,215
And how was it?
831
00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:39,255
I wouldn't do this again.
I've clone it once.
832
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,975
Took me a week to recover.
Really?
833
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,535
Yeah. Well, we're not doing that
today. You've got to be careful.
834
00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:45,655
You've got to be careful.
835
00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:49,495
Anyway, another good, fun place
on the island.
836
00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:55,295
Louis sits down for an interview, he
goes, "I'm just so well prepared.
837
00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:57,095
"I'm so over-researched."
838
00:39:57,120 --> 00:39:59,535
I said, "I've read the shit
out of your books."
839
00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:01,375
There's a lot of books.
840
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,135
I thought it was a bit cheeky.
He says
841
00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:05,815
he's written 90 books, and some
of them were colouring books.
842
00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:07,975
Just because you got a photo...!
843
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,095
I'm calling a colouring book
a book!
844
00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:12,775
Can't we get the numbers up a bit?
What about the colouring books?
845
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:14,895
The sticker books?
Put those in there!
846
00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:17,015
Well, they are IN there!
Yeah, exactly.
847
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,015
Guilty as charged, in that case.
848
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:26,735
You're huge, like not just in the UK
and America, but you've got
849
00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,535
this almost unique quality
among Western presenters
850
00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:32,535
that you've managed to create
a brand that goes
851
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:34,535
across India and China.
852
00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:38,055
How important is it to you to build
the business and to kind of create
853
00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:41,415
a...um, well, to make a lot of money
apart from anything else?
854
00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:46,575
I think money's never been
the number-one motivator,
855
00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:51,095
but it's easy to say that
once you kind of have earned a bit.
856
00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:53,215
In the early clays, it WAS a big
motivator.
857
00:40:53,240 --> 00:40:55,975
I thought, you know, when we did
that first show, it's like,
858
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:59,495
this is great, I've earned more from
doing that than, you know, touring
859
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:02,335
around the Women's Institutes doing
those early talks.
860
00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:05,255
But, you know, I'm not a flash car
sort of person.
861
00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:07,415
You know. You're a parachute guy,
862
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:10,895
apparently. I spent a lot of money
on parachutes! Boats and parachutes.
863
00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:13,215
Parachutes and paragliders
and outboard engines.
864
00:41:13,240 --> 00:41:15,335
But, you know what? There could be
worse things.
865
00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:19,135
Is your main business making TV
or...? TV earns the most, you know,
866
00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,815
but money, fame, glory,
that's never going to satisfy.
867
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:22,935
It's never enough for people.
868
00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:26,535
I see it all the time chatting
to these stars, you know,
869
00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:28,535
and they know it often as well.
870
00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,295
But it's a hole
that can never be filled,
871
00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:33,495
and therefore, don't chase
that stuff.
872
00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:36,135
Do what you really love.
Follow what you really love.
873
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:40,095
And it might work out
and you might end up successful,
874
00:41:40,120 --> 00:41:42,495
you might end up famous, you might
end up rich. You might not.
875
00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:45,055
It doesn't matter. Those things are
the dressings. I don't know
876
00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:47,815
if people are ready to hear that
from multimillionaire Bear Grylls.
877
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:50,415
Well, that's a fair point.
It sounds a little bit hollow.
878
00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:51,975
It's a fair point.
879
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:53,655
With a global mega brand.
880
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,575
Yeah, it's a fair point. But the
thing is, it is the truth
881
00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:58,975
and it is what I've learnt from it.
882
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,895
But, you know, I think for me,
though, the focus is, especially
883
00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:04,695
with a young family, it's like go
and do the work, do the main thing,
884
00:42:04,720 --> 00:42:07,775
keep the main thing the main thing.
Do the programmes, take these people
885
00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,135
into the wild. But otherwise,
I'm really happy.
886
00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:13,815
I'm at my happiest when I'm with
the family together, hanging out.
887
00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:17,575
You know, before you guys arrived, I
ran down the hill with Huckleberry,
888
00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,895
dived in the sea, you know...
889
00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:22,335
HAPPY, happy place.
890
00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:28,095
That's someone delivering
the groceries.
891
00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,335
Amazon delivery. Pizza.
892
00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:33,495
Can you sign for the package?
893
00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:36,655
Oh, my knee!
894
00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:39,375
Louis's clone. No, no.
His leg's long gone.
895
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:43,855
So, Louis, before we leave.
896
00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:45,455
Yeah. Big swim.
897
00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:47,655
I mean, it's end of clay.
898
00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:50,495
Yeah.
Little cold wind in the air, but...
899
00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:53,975
Yeah. And the sea is looking a bit
more Welsh compared
900
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,455
to when you arrived.
901
00:42:56,480 --> 00:43:00,335
Guys, you're looking at the Scout
crate-stacking champ.
902
00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:03,735
Are you ready?
903
00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:04,935
Here we go.
904
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:07,535
Three... Three... Two...
..two, one. Here we go.
905
00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:09,055
Woo!
906
00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:10,095
Woo!
907
00:43:14,720 --> 00:43:17,175
Where is he?! Woo!
908
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:19,615
Cheers. Stay safe. Never give up.
909
00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:21,815
Stay safe. Never give up. I got it!
910
00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:23,615
Live a life of adventure.
911
00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:26,095
Dream big.
912
00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:27,855
If you dream it, you can achieve it.